Musical Instruments for EA schools and Music Centres
key details
| Value | £3,000,000 (£3,600,000 inc. VAT) |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 37000000 +10 more |
| Region | Northern Ireland |
| Deadline | 28 Feb 2026 |
| Procedure | open |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-054df3 |
Awards (6)
This procurement was awarded to 5 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £3,000,000.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREDERICK HYDE LIMITED shared | £250,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | active |
| HAYDOCK MUSIC LIMITED shared | £250,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | active |
| Haydock Music Ltd shared | £250,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | active |
| NORMANS (BURTON UPON TRENT) LIMITED shared | £250,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | active |
| Normans (Burton upon Trent) Ltd shared | £250,000 | 30 Mar 2026 | active |
| not named shared | · | · | active |
description
The Education Authority (EA) invited tenders for the supply and delivery of Musical Instruments to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. This framework agreement is let by the Northern Ireland Education Authority ("EA") and is open to the EA, including NI educational bodies as follows and at some point, during the life of the framework agreement these bodies may wish to utilize the agreement and should have access, at any point, with the permission of EA. This framework agreement is not intended to replace any current contracts/framework agreements that participating or non-participating institutions may already have in place.
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus Primary and Post Primary schools under the control of the EA, Catholic Maintained Schools, Independent Schools in NI, Irish
Medium Schools in NI, both Controlled and Voluntary Grammar Schools, Nursery School
for NI (both controlled and Catholic Maintained), school meals kitchens on-site at all of these schools, and Controlled Youth Centre's. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/furthereducation-
fe-colleges Further Education Colleges in NI, https://www.nicie.org/parents/school-finder/ Grant Controlled Integrated Education
Schools in NI, https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/northern-ireland/ Independent School in NI,
Libraries NI: https://www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/, EA Teachers' and Educational Centre's, Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment NI (CCEA), Armagh
Observatory and Planetarium, Middletown Centre for Autism, Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC), Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE), Pre-Schools
and Nurseries included within the EA's Pre-School Education Programme (PSEP)
documents
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007367-2026 , tenderNotice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017583-2026 , tenderNotice
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notice history
5 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Preliminary market engagement (UK2) | Procurement Act 2023 | 032822-2025 |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 007367-2026 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Tender notice (UK4) | Procurement Act 2023 | 017583-2026 |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Contract award (UK6) | Procurement Act 2023 | 031995-2026 |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Contract details (UK7) | Procurement Act 2023 | 039052-2026 |
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